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--- airesrod <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Will the people of Goa judiciously caste their vote or as in the past dish it
> for a song?
> 2007 will say it all.
It would be unrealistic to expect the Congress and BJP (for the most part two
sides of the same
coin), not to pick up a significant number of seats in the next election. I do
not know the
current plans of Goa Su-raj or Lok Sakti or their backers, but even given the
current disapproval
of the status quo, it is unlikely they will win a majority. What would help
immensely if a few
independents ran and won.
Even 5 or 6 independents in the Assembly would have the ability to broker power
in favor of the
people and spoil the usual BJP and Congress machinations. Mathany alone
(although he had a party
affiliation) was able to get significant attention from both parties in the
Assembly numbers game
but in the end was overwhelmed as he was alone. I feel 5 or 6 independents
could caucus and
effectively negate the power of the two major parties.
It would be nice to see Arvind Bhatikar, Aires Rodrigues, Floriano Lobo, and
others in the
Assembly, even if only for one term to show what can be done. Following their
example, other who
might never have considered politics can run, even for one or two term limits,
before Goan
politics eventually corrupts them too (all politics eventually corrupts).
Regards,
George
